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SingStar Update: 45 More Songs Added

+ Posted by David Thach on Jan 31, 2011 // Sr. Manager, International Software Development

It’s time for another SingStar update! We’re still browsing through all of our rockin’ Universal content and we’re eager to release as much as we can into the U.S. SingStore. So this week’s update is another pretty sizeable one, with over 45 new songs and a handful of new PlayStation Move dance-enabled tracks.

Some of our favorite highlights include a number of hits from rock group Sum 41, Boyz II Men’s debut single “Motownphilly”, the Pussycat Doll’s upbeat pop hit “When I Grown Up”, as well as the Gin Blossom’s chart topper “Hey Jealousy”. And if you hadn’t already picked up one the Bon Jovi song packs, you can now download some of those songs individually as well.

I am impressed. Two NA SS updates within a short period of time. Good job guys on bringing more content in. I haven’t had any friends over in a while to hop on, but I’m sure by the time they do come, they’ll have a lot more to options to pick.

My only gripe is, I have 3 PS3’s and 1 is the main one. Unfortunately, we cannot transfer anything from the first PS3 to the new one in regards to SS downloads. We are not permitted to download things already purchased or downloaded on the new system if it was already downloaded on the old system. Any ideas on how to change that or if we will be permitted to in the future? It makes me hold back from purchasing anything again.

I just got Singstar and Singstar ABBA the other day and I love it so much. I had problems until I updated the game. I could not believe how much changed within that update. I’ve played some of the other singstars and found them okay but Singstar for PS3 is the best. I even bought a PS Eye just for singstar and me and my roomates have had a blast singing and having the snapshot and watching ourselves and thinking, “Oh my god we suck”.

I’m even more amazed how many songs were on there. I already downloaded like 13. I’m thinking of getting Singstar Dance soon. Please Please add the rest of the snow patrol songs. We got Pack 2 but in the UK they came out with a lot more. Keep up the good works guys :)

I have a question are there any songs on the singstar store that support move or do I have to buy the singstar move game I don’t have internet atm

There is a free update in the Singstore for Dance(move). Pop in any Singstar PS3 game, download the update, and then you will be able to download songs that have Move support. You will need to first purchase the song then the Dance portion. ($1.99 total for both)

I was wondering why I can’t guy the Guitar add-on for Pulp’s song called Common People, though. I bought the song, and the guitar add-on is listed in My SingStore, but it still has the little lock icon on it :(

Speaking of Common People, I was disappointed that it didn’t have a Dance add-on, given Jarvis’ awesome dance he improvised while shooting the video.

I’m surprised no one else seems to ask for this but Singstar really could use some SHOW TUNES!!! PLEASE….for me and all of my musical theater loving friends, get some show tunes in your download-able catalog!

Once the U.S. finishes playing catch up to every other SingStore, I PRAY that all SingStar fans will then receive quality worldwide update. However, I’m hesitant to believe this too easily based on the track record of Sony’s treatment of the American SingStar fan.

If you compare these updates to what’s being released overseas, you’ll also notice a flip-flopping trend occuring – the UK is now receiving the minimalist support the US ‘enjoyed’ for nearly 2 years while we are receiving decent updates for the first time.

If the UK fans, one of the most loyal fan bases, are now getting the shaft, I don’t have a ton of hope.

Our last few large updates have been a majority of ported-from-the-UK-store songs. This, coupled with the lack of actually newly-created-for-this-update content, has me suspicious.

Anyway, regardless of what future updates hold – release the bloody wireless mikes in the US already! For the love of Zeus, what is the holdup on this front? (Sorry Sony, we’re not buying licensing rights for this one. You hold the patent…)